At their simplest, warrants can be stated as “X is good” or “X is bad.” Return to the letters to the editor or blog postings that you analyzed in the exercise on p. 133, this time looking for the...

At their simplest, warrants can be stated as “X is good” or “X is bad.” Return to the letters to the editor or blog postings that you analyzed in the exercise on p. 133, this time looking for the warrant that is behind each claim. As a way to start, ask yourself these questions: If I find myself agreeing with the letter writer, what assumptions about the subject matter do I share with him/her? If I disagree, what assumptions are at the heart of that disagreement?